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NANKUTWE, 28 October 2026 - The Namibian Defence Force (NDF) has donated sanitary pads and toiletries to learners at Nankutwe Combined School in the Kabbe South Constituency of the Zambezi Region. Pictured here is Colonel Glenda Lukubwe Simasiku, the Senior Staff Officer heading the Gender Division at MODVA, who spoke at the ceremony on behalf of the NDF Women’s Network. (Photo: Michael Mutonga Liswaniso) NAMPA

Muzii Combined School receives NDF donation

KATIMA MULILO, 30 OCT (NAMPA) – The Ministry of Defence and Veterans Affairs, through the Namibian Defence Force (NDF) Women...

Michael Mutonga Liswaniso

OTJIWARONGO, 29 October 2026 - Okakarara Health Directorate Practitioner Olivia Mbabi speaks at an information-sharing session in Otjiwarongo on Thursday. (Photo: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

Otjozondjupa health directorate steps up efforts to reduce malaria cases

OTJIWARONGO, 29 OCT (NAMPA) – The Otjozondjupa Regional Health Directorate has called on residents to cooperate with the mos...

Mulisa Simiyasa

KATIMA MULILO, 12 May 2026 - Some of the nurses demonstrating how the oath for the profession is administered as they recite it at the Katima Mulilo Open Market during the celebration of the International Nurses Day. (Photo by: Michael Mutonga Liswaniso) NAMPA

Government halts new health staff hiring

WINDHOEK, 28 OCT (NAMPA) – The Ministry of Health and Social Services has halted new staff recruitment due to the government...

Uakutura Kambaekua

WINDHOEK, 27 October 2026 - Huawei representatives alongside IUM, UNAM and NUST students at the start of the Huawei ICT Competition Roadshow in Windhoek on Monday. (Photo: Contributed)

Huawei embarks on ICT roadshow

WINDHOEK, 27 OCT (NAMPA) – Huawei Technologies Namibia embarked on an information and communication technology (ICT) competi...

Justina Shuumbwa

OPUWO, 09 FEB 2010 - (NAMPA) - The Namibia Red Cross Society car seen on the streets of Opuwo on Tuesday announcing and inviting people to go to different points of vaccination in the town to get their measles vaccines. (Photo by: Tjikunda Kulunga) Nampa

Hand, foot and mouth disease confirmed at Okahandja Police Station cells

OTJIWARONGO, 25 OCT (NAMPA) – The Ministry of Health and Social Services has confirmed an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth d...

Mulisa Simiyasa

OPUWO, 20 October 2026- Namibia’s First Gentleman, Lieutenant General (Retired) Epaphras Denga Ndaitwah, addresses learners during an engagement with boys and girls in Opuwo on Tuesday. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

Ndaitwah calls for action on school dropouts

OPUWO, 25 OCT (NAMPA) – First Gentleman Lieutenant General (Rtd) Epaphras Denga Ndaitwah has called for collective efforts t...

Kaviveterue Virere

WINDHOEK, 24 October 2026 – Former Health Minister Dr Richard Kamwi addressing mourners at the memorial service of former First Lady Penehupifo Pohamba (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

Pohamba hailed for contribution to healthcare

WINDHOEK, 25 OCT (NAMPA) – Former First Lady Penehupifo Pohamba has been lauded for her instrumental role in advancing Namib...

NCAMANGORO/RUNDU, 23 March 2026 – Government tightens restrictions on livestock movement and marketing as Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) impacts livelihoods in the Southern and Zambezi regions. (Photo: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

NCCI contributes N$ 1.5 towards FMD efforts

SWAKOPMUND, 24 OCT (NAMPA) – The Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) has contributed N$1.5 million towards Namib...

OPUWO, 09 FEB 2010 - (NAMPA) - The Namibia Red Cross Society car seen on the streets of Opuwo on Tuesday announcing and inviting people to go to different points of vaccination in the town to get their measles vaccines. (Photo by: Tjikunda Kulunga) Nampa

Chickenpox outbreak confirmed in Okahandja Police Station holding cells

OTJIWARONGO, 23 OCT (NAMPA) – Seventy-five inmates have tested positive for chickenpox at the Okahandja Police Station holdi...

Mulisa Simiyasa

Hardap Spelling Bee seeks to improve academic performance

MARIENTAL, 23 OCT (NAMPA) – Hardap Regional Education Director Paulus Lewin said the region’s first Senior Primary Schools...

Garises Joe-chintha

OPUWO, 22 October 2026 - Independent consultant Sybil Ferris presents key provisions of the Draft Micro-Credentials Policy during a NQA stakeholder consultation in Opuwo on Thursday. (Photo: Contributed)

NQA policy to formalise recognition of short courses

OPUWO, 22 OCT (NAMPA) – Namibia is moving towards formal recognition of short learning programmes through a proposed Micro-C...

Kaviveterue Virere

Ndaitwah urges Kamanjab community to support children

KAMANJAB, 21 OCT (NAMPA) – Namibia’s First Gentleman, Lieutenant General (Retired) Epaphras Denga Ndaitwah, has called on ...

Kaviveterue Virere

MARIENTAL, 20 October 2026 - Hardap youth advocate Ricky Jacobs has been selected as a Wellbeing Champion for the Commonwealth Youth Council’s “Are You Okay?” campaign for Namibia, aimed at promoting mental health awareness and support for young people. (Photo: Contributed)

Hardap youth advocate selected as Commonwealth Wellbeing Champion for Namibia

MARIENTAL, 20 OCT (NAMPA) – Hardap youth advocate Ricky Jacobs has been selected as a Wellbeing Champion for the Commonwealt...

Garises Joe-chintha

OPUWO, 20 October 2026- Namibia’s First Gentleman, Lieutenant General (Retired) Epaphras Denga Ndaitwah, addresses learners during an engagement with boys and girls in Opuwo on Tuesday. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

First Gentleman urges boys to take responsibility for their future

OPUWO, 20 OCT (NAMPA) – Namibia’s First Gentleman, Lieutenant General (Retired) Epaphras Denga Ndaitwah, has urged boys to...

Kaviveterue Virere

WINDHOEK, 20 August 2026 - Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr, Esperance Luvindao. (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

Health ministry investigating deaths of mother, infant at Lüderitz

WINDHOEK, 20 OCT (NAMPA) - The Ministry of Health and Social Services is investigating the deaths of a mother and her newborn ...

RUNDU, 19 October 2026 - The Public Service Commission Chairperson Ambassador Patrick Nandago speaking during a consultation meeting at Rundu on Monday. (Photo by: Sawi Hausiku) NAMPA

PSC to review audit findings and probe recruitment process

RUNDU, 19 OCT (NAMPA) – The Public Service Commission (PSC), led by Chairperson Ambassador Patrick Nandago, will review audi...

WINDHOEK, 19 October 2026 - Capricorn Group employees alongside Windhoek Mental Health Centre employees during their tree planting initiative. (Photo: Contributed)

Capricorn Group enhances mental health centre garden

WINDHOEK, 19 OCT (NAMPA) - Capricorn Group employees recently returned to the Windhoek Mental Health Centre to maintain and im...

Justina Shuumbwa

Hardap NamPol hosts breast cancer awareness walk

MARIENTAL, 17 OCT (NAMPA) – The Women Network of the Namibian Police Force (NamPol) in the Hardap Region hosted a five-kilom...

Garises Joe-chintha

Health ministry calls for calm over HFMD cases in Rehoboth

MARIENTAL, 16 OCT (NAMPA) – The Ministry of Health and Social Services has urged the public to remain calm following reports...

Garises Joe-chintha

Twenty receive white canes at NEAVI commemoration

NKURENKURU, 15 OCT (NAMPA) – Fourteen learners and six community members received white canes during the North Eastern Assoc...

Financial literacy engagement urges responsible spending and saving

MARIENTAL, 15 OCT (NAMPA) – Young entrepreneurs in Mariental have been encouraged to manage their income responsibly, priori...

Garises Joe-chintha

NQA seeks input on draft micro-credentials policy

RUNDU, 15 OCT (NAMPA) - The Namibia Qualifications Authority (NQA), in collaboration with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Inter...

SWAKOPMUND, 29 October 2025 - Learners at the John !Awaseb Primary School in Swakopmund queueing to enter their classrooms. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

AG slaps Education Development Fund with adverse opinion over dormancy

WINDHOEK, 15 OCT (NAMPA) – Auditor-General Junias Kandjeke has issued a negative audit opinion on the Education Development ...

Uakutura Kambaekua

UNZA pledges research, technical support to KAZA

KATIMA MULILO, 14 OCT (NAMPA) – The University of Zambia (UNZA) has pledged its veterinary research expertise, disease diagn...

Michael Mutonga Liswaniso

Kavango West gearing up for White Cane Safety Day

NKURENKURU, 14 OCT (NAMPA) - Kavango West is gearing up for White Cane Safety Day as the Namibia Federation of the Visually Im...

Sinimbo calls for removal of barriers that limit persons with disabilities

NKURENKURU, 13 OCT (NAMPA) - Kavango West Governor Verna Sinimbo has called for the removal of barriers that limit persons wit...

Five year-KAZA TFCA University Consortium Agreement signed at Katima Campus

KATIMA MULILO, 13 OCT (NAMPA) – The University of Namibia (UNAM), in collaboration with six universities from Botswana, Zamb...

Michael Mutonga Liswaniso

SWAKOPMUND, 11 June 2026 - Ladies enrolled in the Open Doors Education Centre (ODEC) Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Programme making beaded ornaments. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

NTA calls for stronger link between skills training and industry needs

SWAKOPMUND, 12 OCT (NAMPA) – The Namibia Training Authority (NTA) has urged training institutions to measure the impact of v...

WINDHOEK, 11 October 2026 - Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, Inge Zaamwani (left) pictured with ||Kharas Region Governor Dawid Gertze (middle) during her visit to the Karasburg veterinary district (Photo: Contributed)

Zaamwani pleased with FMD control measures in Karasburg

WINDHOEK, 12 OCT (NAMPA) – Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform Inge Zaamwani has expressed satisfactio...

WINDHOEK, 10 October 2026 – Health and Social Services Minister Esperance Luvindao signing a ministerial commitment on mental health, with Vice President Lucia Witbooi bearing as witness. (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

Mental health patients call for faster discharge, end to stigma

WINDHOEK, 12 OCT (NAMPA) - Mental health patients at the Windhoek Central Hospital have called for faster and more efficient d...

WINDHOEK, 10 October 2026 – Health and Social Services Minister Esperance Luvindao signing a ministerial commitment on mental health, with Vice President Lucia Witbooi bearing as witness. (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

Health Ministry plans to increase budget for mental health care

WINDHOEK, 10 OCT (NAMPA) – The Ministry of Health and Social Services has committed to increasing its mental health budget b...

WINDHOEK, 10 October 2026 - Vice President Lucia Witbooi during her address at the World Mental Health Day commemoration (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

Namibia records over 100 000 mental health service cases

WINDHOEK, 10 OCT (NAMPA) – Namibia recorded more than 100 000 mental health service contacts in 2024-2025, including 91 500 ...

Kandjimi circuit teachers urged to unite amid school challenges

NKURENKURU, 10 OCT (NAMPA) – Teachers from public and private schools in the Kandjimi circuit were urged to work together an...

WINDHOEK, 24 March 2026 - The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform's spokesperson, Romeo Muyunda. (Photo: Contributed)

FMD confirmed on 17 farms in ||Kharas

WINDHOEK, 09 OCT (NAMPA) – Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has been confirmed on 17 farms in the ||Kharas Region, with 129 anim...

BEIJING, 10 July 2026 - Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp. (Photo by: Isabel Bento.

Namibia targets training 50 000 vocational students by 2030

RUNDU, 09 OCT (NAMPA) – Namibia aims to increase enrolment at TVET institutions to nearly 50 000 students by 2030, up from a...

ARANDIS, 19 September 2025 - European Union Commissioner for International Partnerships Jozef Sikela watching over some of the NIMT trainees’ theoretical work. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

Angula calls for skills training to address youth unemployment

SWAKOPMUND, 09 OCT (NAMPA) – Former Minister of Education Nahas Angula has called for the strengthening of community skills ...